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MLMIC, in Collaboration with HANYS, Presents the 2024 Healthcare Law Review

MLMIC and HANYS are set to present a free Healthcare Law Review webinar on Dec. 3, at 12 p.m., covering essential legal updates for healthcare professionals.

A Forecast of Risk: COVID-19 Trends That Are Here to Stay

The pandemic has permanently changed delivery of patient care, creating potential fallouts that may impact risk for New York State physicians.

NY Governor Signs Legislation Requiring New RNs to Obtain Bachelor’s Degree

In December 2017, New York State became the first in the nation to require that new registered nurses earn a baccalaureate degree or higher within 10 years of licensure. The new educational requirement does not affect nurses who are already in practice.

2017 Risk Management Seminar To Be Held in Syracuse September 15

MLMIC’s Annual Risk Management Seminar features the foremost experts in the healthcare industry on current trends and topics essential to ongoing, effective risk management.

New Law Allows New York Clinics to Provide Primary Medical Care Off-Site

A new provision of Public Health Law Article 28 will allow hospital outpatient clinics and diagnostic treatment centers (D&Ts) to provide off-site primary care services that are ordinarily provided by the clinic or D&T.

Inflation Adjustments Increase Civil Monetary Penalties Imposed by HHS

Healthcare facilities and providers are encouraged to review the updated list of penalties for compliance purposes.

Federal District Court Finds Hospital-Owned Urgent Care Center Must Comply With EMTALA

Hospitals should be aware that provider-based urgent care centers that are held out to the public as such will likely meet the definition of a “dedicated emergency department” and will be subject to full EMTALA compliance.

Spring 2015 Issue of Dateline Now Available!

The latest edition of Dateline – the newsletter for MLMIC-insured physicians and facilities is available for reading on our website.

Need to Know: Change in NYS Public Health Law

New requirements for hospitals caring for visually impaired patients went into effect October 20.

Fall 2014 Issue of Dateline Now Available!

The latest edition of Dateline — the newsletter for MLMIC-insured physicians and facilities — has been published and is available for reading on our website.